Nobody gets despondent with as much cheeky abandon as Morrissey. The former leader of the Smiths, his solo work retains Johnny Marr's Byrds-inspired, jangly guitar sound and adds even bigger doses of 1940s Music Hall, '50s Rockabilly, and '70s Glam. His first solo album, Viva Hate, bested the Smith's last album and was co-written by his only consistent collaborator, producer Stephen Street. Since then, the quality of Morrissey's output has careened wildly from moments of bril...  [+]